UK: New car arrives in UK

NEW FORMULA RENAULT 2.0 RACE CAR ARRIVES IN UK
UK teams got their first look at the all-new Formula Renault 2.0 race car
recently as the first batch of deliveries arrived in the UK.
Leading teams Manor Competition, Fortec Motorsport, CRS...

NEW FORMULA RENAULT 2.0 RACE CAR ARRIVES IN UK

UK teams got their first look at the all-new Formula Renault 2.0 race car
recently as the first batch of deliveries arrived in the UK.

Leading teams Manor Competition, Fortec Motorsport, CRS Racing, ATECH GP
(formerly known as Hitech Junior), Mark Burdett Motorsport and newcomers
Team Firstair and MTECH all received one car with the remaining
deliveries due in the coming weeks.

The new car, which makes its competitive debut at the start of the 2010
Michelin Formula Renault UK Championship, features a new chassis, more
powerful 2.0-litre engine (developing 210bhp) and for the first time will
see drivers use a seven-speed paddle-shift sequential gearbox.

Dave Moore, Team Manager at Fortec Motorsport, commented: "First
impressions of the new car are good. It's one of the few cars you
can look over and start up straight away which was never a guarantee with
the old car. It feels very robust and the bodywork fits well. Weather
depending we hope to start testing it in the UK towards the end of
January as well as in Spain later in the year."

Manor Competition's Team Manager Tony Shaw, who led Dean Smith to
victory last year, added: "The new car looks good but we'll
get a better understanding of it when we take it out testing in the next
few weeks."

The new cars are being built at the Renaultsport factory in Dieppe,
France.

The opening rounds of the 2010 Michelin Formula Renault UK Championship
take place at Hampshire's Thruxton circuit on 3rd/4th April.